Who is an author who wrote about growing up as a child along the Mississippi River?
Who is Mark Twain?
100
The 2 most important rivers in our state are ____________ & _____________?
What are the Mississippi & Missouri Rivers?
100
Before becoming a state, our capital city was in _____________ ?
What is St. Louis?
100
Missouri is our nation's ____________ state.
What is the 24th state?
100
As a result of many explorations that began in Missouri, our state became known as the "_________________"?
What is the "Gateway to the West"?
200
Who is an author who wrote about life growing up on the frontier during the 1800's in a series of books called Little House on the Prairie?
Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?
200
What is Missouri's most valuable natural resource?
What is rich soil?
200
Our state capital is located in _____________________.
What is Jefferson City?
200
What did the MO Compromise have to say about Missouri and Maine?
What is Missouri would become a slave state, and Maine would become a free state?
200
What 2 trails linked Missouri to the West?
What are the Santa Fe Trail & the Oregon Trail?
300
Who was known for leading an expedition to learn about trade in the Northwest, make maps, and record the plants & animals found in the Louisiana Territory?
Who are Lewis & Clark?
300
During the 1730's, in what way did traders use the Mississippi River?
What is as a highway to transport their furs?
300
Who were the first people to live in Missouri?
What are the Native Americans?
300
During the Civil War, Missouri sided with the _________?
What is the Union?
400
Who is one of our state's best artists known for his paintings of Missouri's countryside?
Who is Thomas Hart Benton?
400
Name 3 states that border Missouri.
What are Iowa, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma?
400
Six million people live in Missouri. This is called our __________________.
What is our population?
400
The United States bought territory from France that stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mtns. This purchase priced at $15 million was called the _______________________________.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
500
Who is a minister from St. Louis who opened a school for Africans aboard a ship anchored in the Mississippi River?
Who is John Berry Meachum?
500
What are 3 types of landforms found in Missouri?
What are plains, plateaus, and valleys?
500
What is Mark Twain's real name?
Who is Samuel Clemens?
500
Who was the President of the U.S. who was in favor of purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France?